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Caroline Jacox searching for her daughters Mary Jane Jacox and Margaret Ann Jacox

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 22, 1896

Do You Know Them?

I desire to find my children. I was from
North Carolina. My husband's name
was Isaac Jacox. My oldest girl was
named Mary Jane Jacox and the next,
Margaret Ann Jacox. My master's
name was Charles Jacox and my mis-
tress' name, Martha Mullen. My
name was Caroline Jacox.
When I left there, I lived in Hart-
ford…

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Carrie Turl searching for her parents John and Jane Turl and her siblings Reuben, Oscar, Elvira and Milley

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 16, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED

Information of my parents and
their children, who were the slaves of Augustus
Wallis. His plantation was one mile
and a half from Fredericksburgh. My father's
name was John Turl; my mother's
name, Jane. The names of my brothers
and sisters were Reuben, Oscar, Elvira and
Milley. Any information respecting them
will…

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Catherine Johnson searching for her husband John Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 30, 1865

Information Wanted
Of John Johnson, Co. D., 45th Regt, U.S.C.
Troops.
He was discharged in Texas on August last, [Continued in Next Image]

and reached Cincinnati, O., on the first of Sep-
tember since which time he has not been heard
from.
Any information concerning him, and addressed
to the Office of the…

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Charles Fisher (formerly Charles Macpike) searching for Maria Macpike and William Montjon and several Macpike family members

Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)

March 10, 1855

Information Wanted.
CHARLES MACPIKE, purchased by Benjamin
Gray, of Pike County, Missouri, and
sold by him when about twenty years of age, to
Hockens, a Slave-trader, now christened Charles
Fisher, is at present living in Canada West.
The said Charles Fisher would be thankful to
receive any information concerning Maria
Macpike, of…

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Charles Owens searching for his brother Harry Bowen

Ottumwa Courier (Ottumwa, IA)

January 14, 1869

Information Wanted.
A colored man commonly called
Harry Bowen, escaped from his mas-
ter [master], Jerry Wayland, near St. Fran-
cisville [St. Francisville] Mo., about New Years night
1859.
It is supposed that he went to
Chicago, and from there to Canada,
but has not been heard from since
his escape, notwithstanding the
three…

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Charlotte Parker (formerly Charlotte Thompson) seeking information about her children William Henry Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 7, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my two children, Wil-
liam Henry Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson,
who belonged to Fleming Griffin, of Richmond,
Va. I left Richmond in 1847. William was
then eight years old, and Elizabeth, five. My
name was then Charlotte Thompson. I was the
wife of Charles Thompson. My name is now
Charlotte…

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Cicero Augustus Wilkerson searching for Daniel Wilkerson, Daniel McCullough, and Sarah Jane Walker

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 30, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF DANIEL WILK-
erson, or Daniel McCollough, and Sarah Jane
Walker, of Newberne, North Carolina, who went
to Philadelphia in the year 1867 to live. If living
I want them to write to me at once, and they will
hear something to their advantage. Address,
Cicero Augustus Wilkerson,
…

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David Crutchville searching for his parents James and Delphy Crutchville and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 6, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
The subscriber, being anxious to learn the
present residence of his parents, James Crutch-
ville and Delphy, his wife, and their children,
George Washington, Francis Marion, John Wes-
ley, Judge Haywood, and Thornton Pitts Crutch-
ville, and Anna Perryman,--should this meet
their eyes, they will please write to me at…

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David T. Tennerson seeking information about his father David and mother Rebecca

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 16, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my father and mother, David and Rebecca
Tennerson. When I last saw them they were at
Parisville, Va. My father was claimed to be
owned by a man named Benjamin Adams, and
my mother by a woman named Nancy Green. I
have not seen nor heard from them from seven
years. I earnestly request the different pastors,
especially…

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David Turner searching for his brothers John, Charles, James, and Thomas

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

July 27, 1895

I want to find my brothers, whose names are
John, Charles, James and Thomas. We used
to belong to the Braziels family, Davis and E.
F. Braziels, and Misses N. and Emily, who
raised us. We were sold in 1857 to a man by
the name of W. H. Hogan. We lived near a
little town called, Satartia, Yazoo Co., Miss.
Our farm lay near the Yazoo…

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Drennon Logan seeking information about his brothers William West and George Logan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 28, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brothers, William West who belonged to
Kenada, and George Logan, who belonged
to Henry Weathers, with my mother, whom
they called Moneca; sisters Angeline and
Louisa and myself. My father's name was
Moses Logan; he belonged to Henegar Ar-
baugh. He was shot by rebels during the
war and our mother died soon…

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Dulcina Hall searching for her father Isaac Tolson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 14, 1889

Information wanted of one Isaac Tolson He left Howard county Mo. many years ago. The last heard of him he was in Canada. He had a daughter named Dulcina. If any one can give any information of his whereabouts they will please inform his daughter, Mrs Dulcina Hail, at Clinton, Henry county, Mo.

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Easter Bradford searching for Alcinda Bradford

Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA)

August 23, 1870

Information is wanted of the whereabouts of Alcinda Bradford, daughter of Jacob and Susan Bradford. She was sold as a slave some years before the war, at New Orleans, to a man by the name of Lindsay, and was afterwards taken to Arkansas. Any information of the above person addressed to Easter Bradford, Chambersburg, Pa., will be thankfully…

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Edward Gibbs searching for his father Casby Mann, mother Mosella Gibbs, and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 26, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FA-
ther, Casby Mann, my mother, Mosella
Gibbs, my three brothers, John, Thomas
and Patrick, and my two sisters, Louisa and
Jennie Gibbs. All of them belonged to the
Gibbs family, at that time living in Hyde
Co., North Carolina. Address, Edward
Gibbs, care of Wm. Lee, P. O. Box 83,
Champaign City, Ill.

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Edward Johnson searching for his parents Isaac and Prudence and siblings Drucilla, Victoria, Ike, and Charles

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 18, 1890

Do You Know Them?
My two sisters and two brothers
were sold at Mrs. Sallie Powell's
sale in Frankfort Co. Va., about
12 miles from Rocky Mount, about
the year of 1851. Ike and Charles
were the boys' names and Drucilla
and Victoria were the girls' names.
I am their younger brother, Edward
Johnson.
My father's name was Isaac and…

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Edward Laggan seeking information about his daughter Sarah Laggan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 2, 1870

NOTICE.
Edward Laggan, (generally called Ned
Laggan), wishes to know the whereabouts
of his daughter, Sarah Laggan, who did
belong to the Allston family, and lived in
South Carolina, on Pee Dee, Georgetown
county. When last heard from was in
Brooklyn, New York. Her mother's name
when she left here, was Betsey Rainey. A
letter in care of…

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Edward T. Jones looking for his mother Susan Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 26, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my mother, Susan Jones. I last saw her in
Richmond, 15 years ago, when she left for Phila-
delphia. I have not heard from her since. Any
information will be thankfully received, by ad-
dressing her son,
EDWARD T JONES,
No. 708 Lombard street,
…

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Eliza Clark (formerly Eliza Brooks) searching for her mother Martha Tiles and siblings Lucy, John Thomas, Lewis Green, and Ann Brooks

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 14, 1867

INFORMAION WANED [WANTED]
Information is wanted of my mother, Mar-
tha Tiles, and my sister Lucy ; also of my
two brothers, John Thomas and Lewis
Green, and my daughter, Ann Brooks.
They lived near Tellennetown, Md., and
belonged to the Counrelman family. My
name was Eliza Brooks, and I was sold to
Bichman about fifteen years ago. Any…

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Eliza Cooke looking for her son Greenwood Cooke

The Daily Standard (Raleigh, NC)

June 25, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED
OF GREENWOOD COOKE, (COLORED,)
who left his home in Wake county, five
miles west of Raleigh, on the second day after
the surrender of Johnston's army. The last time
heard from was in the State of New York.
Any information concerning him will be thankfully
received by his mother.
ELIZA COOKE, Raleigh, N.C. …

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Eliza Jane Murray seeks information about her mother Lucinda Hall and sister Malvina Hall

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 12, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FAM-
ily. My mother was living in Nash-
ville, Tennessee. Her name was Lucinda
Hall. I had a sister named Malvina Hall.
I came North with a man named John Don-
ilson as child's nurse. If any of my people
are living I would like to hear from them,
My name is Eliza Jane Murray, in care of
Mrs. E. Martin,…

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Eliza Silas searching for her parents Joseph and Julia Ann Silas, and siblings Henrietta, Wolbert, David and George

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 11, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.

Information wanted of my parents, Joseph
and Julia Ann Silas, my brothers, George,
David and Wolbert Silas, and my sister Henrietta,
of Prince George County, Maryland.

I was owned by Luke Hutchins. The rest
of the family were owned by his mother,
Caroline Hutchins. Eliza Silas.

Information addressed to
George…

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Ella Lawson seeking her father and mother Joshua and Susan Bundy Lawson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 9, 1870

Information wanted of my father and
mother, Joshua and Susan Bundy Lawson,
of Fredericksburg, Va.; they resided there
in 1860, they formerly belonged to Mont
gomery Slaughter, or at that time. Also
of my grandfather and mother, Armsted
and Nancy Bundy ; they belonged to a Mrs.
Lane of Culpepper County, Va. Any infor-
mation of any or all…

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Ellen Dixon searching for her son John Dixon

National Republican (Washington, DC)

October 26, 1887

A Long Lost Son.
Any one knowing of the whereabouts of
John Dixon, colored, will confer a favor by
communicating with his mother, Ellen
Dixon, care of NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. The
following is from a memorandum made by
Mr. John T. Bloxham during the late war:
On Thursday, Aug. 8, 1861, in the evening,
about 4 o'clock; my negro boy, John…

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Ellen Nettleton searching for her husband George Nettleton

Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)

November 10, 1855

INFORMATION WANTED.
ELLEN NETTLETON wants to find her
husband, GEORGE NETTLETON. She
got parted from him at one of the Stations west
of Hamilton, and don't know the place he his gone
to. He had two young children with him. She
is in Chatham, a stranger and without money.
Exchanges will serve the cause of humanity by
making the above…

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Ellen Webster searching for her father Henry Webster, her sister Sarah Francis Rull, and cousin Josephine Wardsworth Miller

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 1, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF FATHER,
sister or cousin. My father's name was
Henry Webster, my sister's name was
Sarah Francis Rull, my cousin's name was
Josephine Wardsworth Miller. My mother
died. I left father and my sister in Ant
werp, Ohio. My name is Ellen Webster.
Any person knowing anything of these
parties will please direct a letter to…

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